ellips

Meaning

1. (feminine) ellipse
2. (feminine) ellipsis, stylistic figure and mark used in printing to indicate an omission

Concepts

ellipse

ellipsis

oval

Synonyms

beletselteken

weglating

doorlooppuntjes

Translations

Ellipse

ellipse

elipse

elipse

elips

έλλειψη

ellisse

Auslassung

αποσιωπητικά

points de suspension

ellissi

puntos suspensivos

pontos de reticência

três pontos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eːˈlɪps/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: ellipsis

In summary

Borrowed from Latin ellipsis, based on Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις (élleipsis, “omission”). Perhaps influenced by French ellipse.